Corset



(No Model.)

- E. HOWSON.

CORSET.

No. 245,830. PaJtented Aug. 16,1881.,

I UNITED STATES PATENT Grates.

ELlZA HOWSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,830, dated August16, 1881.

Application filed June 9, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZA HOWSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inCorsets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to afford facilities for fastening thefronts of corsets, and this object I attain by attaching at the waistportion of the corsets, either on the steels or adjacent thereto,projections against which the wearer can apply her thumbs in closing thecorset to her waist.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pairof corsets illustrating my invention; Fig. 2, a detached portion of Fig.1, drawn to an enlarged scale; and Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and S, modifiedforms of the attachment.

The corset A, Fig. 1, may be made in the usual manner for lacing at theback, and having the usual corset-steels, B B, in front, one of thesesteels, attached to one fold of the corset, being provided with slottedprojections for fitting over studs attached to the steel of the otherfold of the corset.

In fitting on corsets it is usual to first secure the two steelstogether at the fastening nearest to the waist, and considerable effortis required to do this, as there are no prominences for the thumbs orfingers of the hand to bear against. Frequently the thumbs are appliedto the edges of the steels in forcing the two folds of the corsettogether; but the steels are not prominent enough to permit this to bedone with any comfort; hence I attach to the corset (No model.)

projections D D, to which the thumbs can be applied in fitting thecorset to the body, these projections being at or near the waist, whereit-is usual to make the first fastening, for after the corsets aresecured at the waistit is an easy matter to make the other attachmentswithout the aid of the projections. Each projection may consist of abent plate of metal riveted to the steel, as shown in Fig. 2, or in themanner illustratel in Fig. 3; or the projection may form part of a platesecured to the fabric, as in Fig. 4; or it may form part of the steel,as in Fig. 5; or it may consist of a simple loop of bent metal or ofvery strong fabric, as in Fig. 6; or itmay .consist of a hinge, as shownin Figs. 7 and 8, so that one leaf of the hinge may be turned upto forma projection, and turned down out of the way when the corset has beenfastened. I have found, however, that the permanent projection isnoobstacle to the propertittingot'the clothes to the corset, providing theprojections are at or near the waist.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the fastening devices of acorset with projections or loops D D adjacent to the steels or fasteningdevices, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereofl have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELIZA HOWSON.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. TOBIN, HARRY SMITH.

